Which of the following factors is most likely to have an effect on predictions made by the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
A) task instructions
B) gender of person doing the task
C) age of person doing the task
D) difficulty of task

Question

Which of the following factors is most likely to have an effect on predictions made by the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
A) task instructions 
B) gender of person doing the task
C) age of person doing the task
D) difficulty of task

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Yerkes-Dodson Law asserts that performance increases with physiological or mental arousal, but only up to a point. After that point, further arousal will lower performance. The difficulty of the task influences the level of arousal required to optimize performance, and thus has the most significant effect on the predictions made by the Yerkes-Dodson Law. Task instructions may affect motivation and approach to the task, but not the arousal-performance relationship. Gender and age may have some effect on performance, but they are not the primary factors considered by the Yerkes-Dodson Law.

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